New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
A NOVEL IDEA IN FAIRS.
BOOTHS 10 REPRESENT ALL THE MONTHS.

HOW THE SKIN AND CANCER HOSPITAL IS TO BIZ
AIDED THIS YFAR.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Board OF the New York Skin and
Cancer Hospital will give striking and novel fair this
week in the Metropolitan Opera House for the benent OF
the Hospital Charity Fund For three or four years this
fund has swollen each spring by the proceeds from
oDen-air kimess; but krmesses, the ladies' OF the
Board say getting out OF date now-even Boston has
them for s charity benetsand some fresher ana more
dverting ftte had to be devised.
This years fair is be called Tho Festival OF the
Months" Each month is to have booth built to
match the season and devoted to the sale OF objects USE
full aud decorative more or less appropriate TO it.
The whole OF the big opera house has been taken for
Tuesday and Wednesday. The parquet will be hoored
to the level Of the stage and set in trees plants ana
booths to represent street. The twelve booths-some
open. some in the shape OF hutsw be put at Intervals
up and down the sides OF the street. and between and be-
hind them will be ofta thick Maine pines some
pines. too will run down middle Of the open space
from the main entrance to the stage, and palms ana pot
ted plants will be scattered about here ana there
thu ough the little village The booths will be fancfuy
decorated according to their seasons The galleries and
OF them twenty thirty feet high. The hoor OF tue
stage will be kept clear for dancing; =,
The booths themselves and the objects 10 ne sou III
them have been chosen rather ngeniosy for the scope
OF the festival For January hnt G9VeTea % v MIN Sn1w
outfits will be sold here lhe dolls VIII have tny
toboggan slide and will be dressed chiefly In toboggan
ming. sleghing and skating costumes. plain news
stand, where all the periodicals aud even the daily
newspapers can be bought Will stand for February Those
who do not want can buy paper novels, which
Will turn out TO be a new wrinkle III 6onOonnseS
put together. and here live hens eggs and cough rene
dies will bc for sale. April the rainy month, Will nave
pans m an ana sa and Syooms or Moving
Dayl and tan Maypole with wreaths VIII SUCK UP
The June booth will he a miniature nowershop with
everything from cut roses to delicate potted plants July
red crackers will be found be only bonbonneres how
ever All sorts & Of Yachting 81, suits 9Ra tRa
August booth. september. the harvest month, will
be represented by the earlier fruits and October by the
implements. November, the hunting month, will offer
the spoils OF tho chase and hunting arms and
with snow and ice Within it will be a big Christmas
tree log fire and all kinds OF Christmas presents These
crawling up through the chimney.
The booths will be uniform SIZE eight by ten feet and
will pretty well I'LL up the opera house moor ADout nan
OF articles he sold have been given to the managers
by friends The rest have been taken on commission "A
table dhoe dinner will be served each evening Tor 81 %
in the dining hao the opera house. the profits to 20 10
the hospitals charity fund. ,., 1,
The charity fund Of the skin aud Cancer hosptal -
used TO support INDECENT patients while under treatment
either at the main budins in East Thirtyonrthst' OF
endowment for this purpose and the reliet tnat IL can
give each year TO sufferers from cancer and SKIN
too poor pay their way depends entirely on the
amount Of money raised by the Ladies' Auxiliary Board
Last $500 50 was raised for this purpose ana e
Increased about onoha Its hoped that this year the
proceeds from the fair may he stl greater
The ladies having tho festival directly in charge are
Mrs John A. Lowery Mrs. H. A. " Post Mrs T. Z. nadI'
worden Mrs Richard Irwin. Jr., Mrs W. C. scherner-
horn, Mrs. Thebaud, Mrs J. C. OConnor, MISS mary L.
Mrs. j. l. Roosevelt. Mrs A NJ. Dodge, Miss T. Cock
croft Mrs. John Mott Mrs. JlEustis MrsF. lznaga, MIS-
X X Colgate Mrs John f. Scott, Mrs C. Gray Dinsmore'
Mrs. Edward wnsow, Mrs. Frank X. sturgls Mrs
Charles sacket Miss Louise Taylor Miss Kate Kodgers
and Mrs. George Lewis ,.,
The following ladies have volunteered TO look aier tne
booths January Mira John Mott February, Mrs lie
Grand Benedict March, Mrs q. NJ Dodge; April, eira
John Roosevelt May. Mrs william osgood June, Mrs
Daniel T. worden July. Mrs j. O. GC9nnor ,ens' Asguss'
Miss cockeroit November, Mrs Frank starEs s..isji
December Miss Mary Otis They VIII De assste1
by Miss Barrowo, MISS Mamie Turnure, Miss Mabel
Wright Miss Matte Goodrich, Miss Edsali. MISS ai Nan
DuEen Mrs James Barclay Mrs. Dudley Gregory, Mrs.
Harry Hoffman. Mrs. Louis Ledyard, Miss POST Miss
Ruth Lawrence, Miss Pcarsan. Miss Pullman, bliss
Walker, Mrs william Welles, Miss Hoe, Miss Ieorsc
Iemsen and many others.